Napoli secured a commanding 3-1 victory over Fiorentina. De Bruyne, Hojlund and Beukema scored for Napoli while Ranieri scored for Fiorentina
A promising cross is whipped into the box by Leonardo Spinazzola, but the ball is successfully intercepted by the defense of the other team. The referee indicates the corner flag with his finger giving Napoli a corner kick.
As soon as referee Luca Zufferli notices that Pietro Comuzzo has been taken down, he does not hesitate to immediately blow his whistle. Napoli has been charged with a penalty!
It is possible that Napoli will not receive a penalty because the referee is now requesting a review utilizing the video assistant referee. Following the review by the video assistant referee, referee Luca Zufferli is content with the decision he first made.
To take the penalty, Kevin De Bruyne makes his way towards the penalty spot. Kevin De Bruyne then scored a fantastic goal from the penalty spot, sinking it low into the left side of the net and leaving David de Gea with no chance of stopping it!
Dodo crosses into the box from close to the side line, but he is unable to connect with the ball as badly as he would have liked, and the well-organized defense is able to clear it.
Rasmus Hojlund demonstrates remarkable composure within the penalty area to bury the ball into the bottom right corner after receiving a pass from Leonardo Spinazzola, who demonstrates excellent vision and passes the ball to him. There is a score of 0:2!
Matteo Politano receives a wonderful pass just outside the box, and then he unleashes a strike from a promising position. However, the defender is able to block the attempt.
Kevin De Bruyne, who is lurking on the edge of the box, receives a clean pass and makes a good reception of it. He then hits the ball towards the right post, but the goalkeeper makes an outstanding diving save to block his shot.
Despite the fact that Dodo delivers a high-quality cross into the box, the defense of the opposing team manages to intercept the ball and then beat it away. Now the ball is no longer in play. The corner kick is awarded to the Fiorentina team.
Moise Kean makes a connection with a cross from the side, but the header that he delivers is so high that it flies well beyond the bar. At this point, the ball has left the field, and Napoli will be awarded a goal kick.
Matteo Politano, who plays for Napoli, scores an early goal after receiving a fine pass in the penalty area. Despite the fact that the ball is heading low into the middle of the goal, David de Gea demonstrates his ability by making a fantastic stop to prevent him from scoring.
Anguissa receives the ball after Politano’s outswinging corner is not completely cleared. He then swiftly sweeps it back from the byline for Beukema. After making his debut for Napoli, the Dutch defender then scores from close range to make his debut start! That’s 3-0 for Napoli!
With a good cross into the box, Matteo Politano makes an attempt to reach the head of one of his teammates. However, a defender outjumps the attackers and prevents the threat from occurring.
After receiving a ball on the outside of the penalty area, Scott McTominay takes a shot in the direction of the bottom right corner of the goal. However, he did not put in sufficient effort, and David de Gea was able to make a save with relative ease.
Rolando Mandragora manages to control a great low pass and is able to fire from just outside the box; however, his attempt is not very good and it goes flying into the stands. What a missed chance! As soon as the ball leaves the field of play, Napoli got awarded a goal kick.
Despite the fact that Dodo sends a beautiful ball into the penalty area, the defender is able to seize the opportunity and easily avoid the threat.
The goal was scored by Luca Ranieri from the corner kick. As the ball made its way through the area, it found its way to Luca Ranieri, who then managed to shoot it past the Napoli goalkeeper.
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